Combined electric-light bracket and socket.



W. W. WESNER.

I COMBIIIIEQ ELECTRIC LIGHT BRACKET AND SOCKE-T.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.5. l918I Patented Feb. 18, 1919.

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WILTON W. WESNER, OF GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY.

COMBINED ELECTRIC-LIGHT BRACKET AND SOCKET.

I earned Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 18, Thin.

Application filed August 5, 1918. Serial No. 2%,357.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILTON Vt. WESNER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Gloucester City, in tlre'count-y of Camden and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CombinedElectric-Light Brackets and'Sockets, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to electric light sockets and their coiiperatingparts.

The object of the invention is to provide a simply constructed, cheapand efficient device of this character, combining a lamp socket andShade holder detachably con nected. v

Another object is to provide a lamp socket carrying a shade holder whichmay be supported by a suitable housing.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, bination and arrangement of parts and in thedetails of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure lrepresents a vertical section ofthe device constituting this invention,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a detail vertical section, and

Fig. t is a detail vertical section of a' slightly difi'erent form ofconnector for attaching the shade holder to the lamp socket.

In the embodiment illustrated, an electric light bulb 1 of ordinaryconstruction is shown. surrounded by an ordinary shade 2 which dependsfrom and is detachably carried by a holder or bracket 3. This holder 3is made in the form of a flared skirt 4t provided at its peripheral edgewith a bushing 5 having a set screw 6 extended therethrough for engagingthe upper end of the shade 2 which in connection with the inturnedflange 4c operates to hold the shade connected with the bracket. Thisbracket 3 has arranged within the skirt a and made integral therewith atubular member 7 with substantially rectilinear side walls which isprovided at its lower end with an out turned flange 8. This skirt. 7 hasthreaded engagement with a non-conductive tiller 9 which is arrangedbetween the connecting and the shade holder 3 the invention resides inthe comsocket 10 which will be presently more fully described.

The socket 10 which supports the lamp 1 is internally threaded at itslower end to receive the threaded upper end of the bulb 1 and isexteriorly threaded at its outer end for threaded engagement with thebracket socket 15. This socket 10 has an outturned flange 11 at itslower end spaced from the flange 8 of skirt 7 and between which extendsthe outturned flange 12 of the filler or insulating member 9. i

The connecting socket 10 which has threaded engagement with the bracketsocket 15 thus supports both the lamp 1 and the shade 2, forming aconnector between these members and a housing 13. This housing 13 isformed in two detachably connected sections comprising a cap member 11within which is arranged an insulating supporting member 16 whichcarriesv the binding posts 17 for the'electric light cords 18 whichsupply current to the lamp. An insulator 19 is arranged within thesocket 10 at its upper end and through which extends the connecting post20 having a head 21 at its lower end which forms contact with the lampsocket as shown in Fig. 1 for supplying electric current to said lamp. Aconnection 22 being carried by one of the binding posts 17 and made inthe form of a spring finger as is shown clearly in Fig. 1.

The current supply wires 18 extend through openings 23 in the side wallof the housing 13 and may be connected to a suitable current supplyoutside as shown at 24:.

The bracket socket 15 is provided at its upper end with a laterallyextending flange 15 which is secured to the insulating member 16 by thebinding posts 17, washers 15 being arranged around said posts and between which and said member 16 this flange is clamped, said posts havingnuts 17' for holding them in adjusted position.

In the use of this device. the shade supporting bracket 3 is threaded inthe insulating member 9 which is carried by the connectingsocket 10.This socket is then threaded into the bracket socket 15 and is ready toreceive the lamp 1, the shade 2 having either been first connected withbracket 3 or afterward placed in position thereon and the device isready for use.

From the above description it will be obvious that this improved socketand bracket ltlli may be quickly assembled and disassembled for use.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 a shade holder 3' is shown having a threadedsleeve 7 which is connected with the threaded light connection 10 by athreaded sleeve 9 of insulating material. The sleeve 9 is first screwed0n the light connection 10 and then shade holder sleeve 7 screwed onover sleeve 9'.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred or approved form of my invention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions, etc., as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope of the claimed invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising a lamp receiving sockethaving means for attaching it to a bracket, and a laterally extendingflange at its lower end, an insulating sleeve encircling said socket andsupported by said flange, and a lamp shadebracket having threadedengagement with said sleeve and carrying at its upper .end .a dependingflared skirt provided with shade engaging means.

2. A device of the class described comprising a lamp receivlng sockethaving an exteriorly threaded extension, an insulating sleeve encirclingthe lower portion of said socket and having threaded engagement WILTONW. VVESNER.

Witnesses:

A. D. KOENEMANN, JOHN L. CRAIG.

